Sending out "Happy 18th Birthday" wishes to Trey!!!! We send you our love, thoughts and prayers and best wishes for a prosperous future! You remain in our hearts since the day you were born and are cherished more than you know and we are so very proud of you!
We look forward to hearing from you.
We love you, Trey! ~
Your Grandma & Pops and your loving family~ … [Read more...]

What an exciting week for our grandson, Trey (Yusuf).
(Trey is Jennifer's only son who is graduating high school May 18, 2019).
Trey (Yusuf), we wanted to attend your high school graduation, but since that is not possible, we want to send you our sentiments and congratulations. You have succeeded in reaching your goals and are setting your sights on college now. We are so proud of you! We pray with a thankful heart, that God has watched over you and kept you safe. Your mother would be so very proud of her son!! Wishing you joy and happiness as you move forward with your life as an adult.
Also, so exciting you will be an adult soon and turn 18 years old in June!! We look forward to the day you are an independent young man to make your own choices and hope that includes connecting with your maternal family members. We are hopeful that day is coming soon.
Congratulations Trey (Yusuf) on a job well done!!! We are celebrating with you!!
--- Sending our love and prayers, Grandma & Pop Pop's
Trey (Yusuf) & his grandmother (Sharon Blair) graduating from Pre-school, Clearwater, Florida. … [Read more...]

Jennifer M. Reynolds- never forgotten.
Jennifer leaves behind one son, Trey Reynolds (Yusuf Ahmed).
She was a very special young lady who loved her son, her sister, Sarah, her two brothers, Josh & Nathan, parents and friends. She had hopes and dreams which were halted due to suffering from a relentless substance use disorder. Her legacy lives on in the spirit of helping others who also suffer with mental health and substance use disorders.
Sharon Blair
--Jennifer's Mother … [Read more...]

Many children living in a verbally abusive, alcoholic or drug use home feel they have NO VOICE and that NO ONE CARES about them. They are, often times afraid to speak up and share with anyone what is going on at home for fear of retaliation for reaching out for help. This perpetuates the cycle of abuse, neglect and a sick household in which to live. Who is really there for the children when the parent or foster home is chaotic or abusive? These are questions for every grandparent, teacher, counselor, pastor, and youth leaders. Mostly, people operate on the MYOB (Mind my own business) rule. They don't want to "get involved" or ask, "what if I'm wrong and it's not really that bad. My response is, "what if we don't do anything"? How does that help anyone or assist anyone? Many children are in need of services, counseling, support and group support such as Al-A-Teen, Big Brothers Big Sisters, are good places to start. Better yet, what if churches offered a safe place for support meetings for kids/teens to take place? Wouldn't that be an awesome outreach to help our local communities? What if we all did our part to help our youth succeed?-- Sharon BlairFounder of The Jennifer Act … [Read more...]

A large number of people may not be aware that many grandchildren are alienated and denied access to their natural blood related grandparents. These children grow up not having the love and support that could be offered through a healthy relationship with their grandparents. They miss out on learning about their family history, what their parent was like as child growing up, about relatives and the medical history of their parent. In the case where their other parent is deceased, the child has many questions as to what happened to their parent. Blocking the child from knowing this information can cause a child to imagine or guess at scenarios without knowing the actual facts and details.
My daughter Jennifer, died Jan. 15, 2009. She gave birth to one son. Due to our daughter's addiction and that our grandson had been cared for by us since birth, we were granted legal guardians of her son. (His other parent choosing to remain absent from his life the first 5 1/2 years of his life). When our grandson was in kindergarten, his father decided to be a participating parent and our grandson moved to live with him.
A year and a half later, our grandson's mother died. We have been denied any contact and alienated from our grandson since his mother (my daughter) died (over ten years ago).
Recently, I went to watch my grandson's last home basketball game in Brandon, Florida at a small private school. The public was invited on social media to come out and support … [Read more...]

Senate Bill 33: Merritt (R-Indianapolis), would establish Indiana's Comprehensive Addiction Recovery Centers (CARC) grant program to be administered by the Indiana Family & Social Services Administration's Division of Mental Health and Addiction. This critical new program is based on recently passed federal opioid reforms and would create a pathway for establishing a CARC in each of Indiana's nine Congressional Districts, insuring residents have access to comprehensive evidence-based substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, including Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT).
CARCs would help fill the need for coordinated, comprehensive, patient-centered care in Indiana. The current addiction treatment system is fragmented and composed of several types of settings, which provide varying degrees of treatment services. The treatment provided is often highly-specialized, consisting of a specific option instead of offering truly comprehensive, patient-centered care. Patient access and choice of treatment is often dependent on the provider they happen to see as opposed to the continuum of services required by the patient based on clinical need. A CARC would provide the following:
Patients would be connected, either on-site or through established referral networks, to a wide range of evidence-based, patient-centered treatment services as well as recovery support programs including, but not limited to: all forms of MAT; detoxification; counseling; residential rehabilitation; … [Read more...]

About Sharon

Sharon Blair is a social justice advocate for those addicted to drugs and alcohol. Sharon's daughter, Jennifer, died at the age of 29 due to addiction. Sharon's taken it upon herself to make a change so that others don't have to go through the same struggles as her daughter. Read More…

The reasons why people use drugs – A quick overview Many people have never experienced addiction of any sort. For these people it can be very hard to understand and grasp the logic behind drug abuse. But with drug use getting more and more prevalent in America, it’s now common for people to dig deeper and look for the reasons […]